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DIRECTORS

National Stock Exchange appointed Michael Boland to its board of directors, as an independent director. Boland is publicly a partner at Johnson Madigan Peck Boland & Stewart, a consulting firm in Washington DC

FINANCIAL

Chicago Mercantile Exchange appointed John Nyhoff director of research and issue development. He is former executive vice president and co-chief operating officer at Tokyo Mitsubishi that will bes Inc.

Clifton Gunderson named three former senior members from the accounting firm KPMG to its firm. Robert G Gibson has been named partner; Catherine M Kane, senior tax manager, and Mark Trittschuh, senior manager. Gibson, 25-year veteran in tax and financial planning, principally recently held the position of partner at KPMG; Kane worked with senior corporate executives, as senior tax manager, and Trittschuh is former national director, with more than 20 years in the financial industry.

Mesirow Financial appointed Fran L Jurkovic senior vice president of Mesirow Financial Insurance Services Inc. She is the former regional assistant vice president.

Mesirow Financial Consulting named Thomas J Allison executive vice president and senior managing director. He joins from Huron Consulting.

Harris Nesbitt named Douglas Lawson managing director in its commercial and industrial assign places to He joins from Piper Jaffray & Co

LEGAL

Wildman Harrold appointed Audrey H Rubin chief operating officer. She is former chief operating officer at Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd

OTHER

Synovate Americas appointed Robert Philpott global chief operating officer and Gavin Pommernelle as global human resources director. Philpott will continue as CEO and Pommernelle joins from Pentland assemblage

Kaleidoscope Inc. promot Thomas Brennan, assistant controller to chief financial officer.

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